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'Love & Highways'
"...on his new album Love & Highways he’s managed to capture the often elusive mysterious country/roots music vibe that’s been mined to great effect by T Bone Burnett.....these songs are honest and telling due to a total lack of pretension or insincerity."
Rod Nicholson, Scene Magazine (Canada)

"Last fall's echo-y Roots Canadiana classic, Love & Highways, by String Bone (AKA Barry James Payne), has been creeping into the Orbital flight pattern lately, by the grace of an anthem-level tune called Where Do You Go.
Calling for alliances of flesh and philosophy throughout the album, ("Let's go out and change the world / feel the power of your love"), this singular song stands out as a stark and lonesome summons to kindred spirits lost in the frosty circumstances of larger political developments. Feeling that?"
Paul Corby, Corby's Orbit, Radio Regent (Canada)

'nadir'
"taking the long way home at 5am cause you don't want to stop listening"
JiveWired (USA)

“Gordon Lightfoot and Lucinda Williams’ lovechild?
....if the alt.country stalwarts do it for you, with an added Lightfoot touch, then this is worth checking out.”
Patrick Wilkins, Americana-UK, (UK)

Americana to the bone, Canadiana in the heart & soul.
String Bone is the brain and soulchild of Canadian singer-songwriter Barry James Payne. Starting from the singularly fertile soils of Payne’s native Southwestern Ontario, String Bone takes audiences on a journey of landscapes and emotions to the hardscrabble coalmines and plains of Americana, with a detour to the lush green hills of the British Isles. Lovers of alt-country, blues, folk, pop, rock and other contemporary and traditional elements will all feel welcome and at home on the String Bone wagon.

LATEST STRING BONE NEWS

String Bone Presents! Concert Series

Feb. 25, 2017 - 9:00am

Hey everyone,

Thanks for stopping in. Just getting my day going and feeling energized today. Rant Maggie Rant has a 12 noon rehearsal that I have to prepare for, but first coffee!

As many of you know, one of my loves in music is presenting artists at my concert series String Bone Presents!

This morning, I'm thinking about the amazing Alysha Brilla who last night performed at my concert series here in beautiful Stratford, ON, Canada. Now, I've been to hundreds of shows over the years and…Read more

Norderstedt/Hamburg, Germany. Photo: Peter Scheibner

Standing in Rock 'n' Roll doorway. Hamburg, Germany. Photo: Peter Scheibner

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Photo: Sarah Hallman

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UPCOMING SHOWS

Previous events

Kitchener, ON - Boathouse - 8:00pm

Wednesday, October 17 @ 8:00PMWed, Oct 17 @ 8:00PM

Barry James Payne w/ Steve Wood (pedal steel) & Sammy Duke (bass & percussion). Triple bill with Allison Brown and Alison Corbett

St. Marys, ON - RiverRock w/ Payne & Taylor

Saturday, August 11 @ 2:00PMSat, Aug 11 @ 2:00PM

London, ON - Willie P. Bennett Tribute at The Home County Music & Art Festival

Saturday, July 21 @ 4:00PMSat, Jul 21 @ 4:00PM

Hamilton, ON - ArtwordArtbar w/ Allison Brown & Uncle Dan

Friday, June 29 @ 8:00PMFri, Jun 29 @ 8:00PM

Stratford, ON - Revival House - String Bone w/ Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar

Friday, June 1 @ 8:00PMFri, Jun 1 @ 8:00PM

London, ON - CANCELED - Barry James Payne & String Bone - 4:00pm Matinee

Saturday, May 12 @ 4:00PMSat, May 12 @ 4:00PM

Stratford, ON - The Common - Barry James Payne & String Bone + Kim Beggs

Saturday, April 14 @ 9:00PMSat, Apr 14 @ 9:00PM

Toronto, ON - Hugh's Room Live in Rant Maggie Rant

Saturday, March 17 @ 8:30PMSat, Mar 17 @ 8:30PM

Stratford, ON - The Common - Barry's Mid-Winter Kitchen (Birthday) Party

Saturday, February 17 @ 9:00PMSat, Feb 17 @ 9:00PM

Peterborough, ON - String Bone - Blue Valentine, Teniversary - An annual tribute to Willie P Bennett w/ Sean Conway, Russell DeCarle, Spencer Evans, Joe Hall, David Berger, Jay Linden, Pat Temple, Rick Taylor plus more...

Sunday, February 11 @ 7:00PMSun, Feb 11 @ 7:00PM

London, ON - Aeolian Hall - String Bone - A Tribute To Willie P Bennett w/ David Essig, Allison Brown, New Cumberland, Jenny Whiteley, Lynne Hanson, Rick Taylor, Paul Langille, Mikey Ethelston

Saturday, February 10 @ 8:00PMSat, Feb 10 @ 8:00PM

Hamilton, ON - Artword.Artbar - String Bone - A Tribute To Willie P Bennett w/ Jenny Whitely, David Essig, Rick Taylor, Paul Langille, Lynne Hanson

Friday, February 9 @ 9:00PMFri, Feb 9 @ 9:00PM

Toronto, ON - Hugh's Room Live - String Bone - A Willie P Bennett Tribute w/ Russell deCarle, David Essig, Linda McRae, Ginger St. James, Jenny Whiteley, Barry James Payne, Liam Russell, Rick Taylor, Pat Temple & The Hi Lo Players

Thursday, February 8 @ 8:30PMThu, Feb 8 @ 8:30PM

Guelph, ON - Silence. - String Bone - A Willie P Bennett Tribute w/ Scott Merritt, Linda McRae, Tannis Slimmon, Rick Taylor, Barry James Payne, Jenny Whiteley

Saturday, February 3 @ 8:00PMSat, Feb 3 @ 8:00PM

Stratford, ON - Revival House - String Bone - A Tribute To Willie P Bennett w/ Blurry Pickers, Allison Brown, David Essig, Deni Gauthier, Linda McRae, Rick Taylor and Jenny Whiteley

Friday, February 2 @ 8:00PMFri, Feb 2 @ 8:00PM

London, ON - Aeolian Hall in Rant Maggie Rant

Sunday, December 17, 2017 @ 8:00PMSun, Dec 17, 2017 @ 8:00PM

Dorchester, ON - Private Event

Saturday, December 16, 2017 @ 7:00PMSat, Dec 16, 2017 @ 7:00PM

Stratford, ON - City Hall Auditorium in Rant Maggie Rant

Friday, December 15, 2017 @ 8:00PMFri, Dec 15, 2017 @ 8:00PM

Stratford, ON - Factory163 - Barry performing with the INNERChamber w/ Dayna Manning

Sunday, December 3, 2017 @ 6:00PMSun, Dec 3, 2017 @ 6:00PM

Tilsonburg, ON - St. Paul's Church - Barry performing with the INNERChamber w/ Dayna Manning

Saturday, December 2, 2017 @ 7:00PMSat, Dec 2, 2017 @ 7:00PM